Origin: in Hamburg, Germany, by Reinhold von Sengbusch. Introd. in Europe in 1954 and in the U.S. in 1960 as P.I. 264680. German patents 920279 and 947271; assigned to the originator. Markee × Sieger; selected in 1942. Tree: very high yielding; healthy; runners begin to form in late August. Imported by the Northwestern Washington Expt. Sta., Washington State Univ., Mount Vernon. Fruit: large, maintained into later pickings; skin red, attractive; flesh firmness medium; freezing quality good; calyx comes free easily, frequently remaining on plant.
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